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(Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/coast-guard-to-stand-up-special-forces-command/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:54:09.734Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SbeMofy8ytZEJvtq3WsRymjUwhE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GZ4FJOUIYZGTXM7NYE5DOFALOI.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Coasties" conduct jet ski training offshore San Diego, Jan. 14, 2026. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey/U.S Coast Guard )]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/coast-guard-to-deploy-autonomous-saildrones-on-great-lakes/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:26:29.723Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YxwCRx9mORgN6e6E9f1AI1Vnr8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4AMKQYJTHVERLJOVJSL2GX2UC4.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/heres-whats-behind-the-us-armys-21b-rd-funding-increase/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:00:54.127Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7XA0r67zgxZ-KfUNBhPlcAtfiwo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FZGTG7QGIJCQ5LZS2VMY64VBME.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers train with a THAAD system at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (Capt. Adan Cazarez/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/05/danger-pay-for-us-troops-could-double-expand-to-more-regions/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:11:37.955Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qmBPKZLrZkzBWYtAcAnO58yXFAM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HMB6RQOJEZG2BBTNQNZ3MCKMDA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A damaged U.S. aircraft following an Iranian strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Social media via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/05/pentagon-assures-safe-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz-despite-presence-of-mines/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:47:14.932Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QLHVFZgr9LxJ1O9ICunrExdTzuk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OP4VNOB6XNA2TMF2T7O427TUD4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara, equipped with a mine countermeasures mission package, participates in a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 2, 2026. (MCS2 Iain Page/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/global/europe/2026/05/05/policies-needed-to-share-ai-generated-intel-across-nato-countries-official-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T18:20:22.868Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/oB8Mh66PtvAYnkkXLc3fRC_wK2Q=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/MZBM2XCGGNFIJMYNNH3HHQG7NQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for intelligence, speaks May 4, 2026, at the GEOINT Symposium in Aurora, Colo. (The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/05/marine-promoted-to-gunnery-sergeant-after-beating-lymphatic-cancer/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:35:38.817Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Ymwpe89GtCQJ1HcOwgote2hgBsU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/JVGK5QGYGZCENEE4L5SW2NPH44.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alejandro Abrego speaks during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2026. (Ethan Claassen/U.S. Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/05/refusing-evacuation-this-marine-packed-dirt-into-his-wound-and-continued-to-fight/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T17:32:06.035Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWH9o2yvRqOFqw5oUWydDl08uyY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/U6PGE6ATXVCIZIVX3UI4YKMXVE.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Bobo, among numerous others,  played a part in I Company’s holding the line during the Battle of Getlin’s Corner. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2026/05/05/defense-department-proposes-splitting-military-health-system-budget/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T16:23:37.667Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Qec9FN95ujPiczN-c8nLJw_Zx5c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6KFMHVKE65BVZEXJA7I3NSB4CQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Germeel Williams provides emergency care as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course assessment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Apr. 13, 2026. (MC2 Alec Kramer/Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/05/as-us-eyes-smaller-military-footprint-in-europe-new-unit-trains-for-drone-warfare/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T16:16:21.175Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NMij3mZcJ297TVLhlb4rqjwxexE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RVE3SUP2CJE7ZMNHNPMM5YPB2I.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Alexander Walker sets up the eBee Vision during Combined Resolve 26-07 in Hohenfels, Germany, April 23, 2026. (Sgt. Collin Mackall/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/global/europe/2026/05/05/nato-nations-size-up-an-interceptor-drone-bazaar-where-low-price-is-everything/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T15:56:16.772Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/tCoKR6-Iodf-kc28pD5ruUGK57s=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2PXPJAWWIJHTZD3G4TYZHPUQY4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Polish Army soldier prepares an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone, part of "MEROPS," during a live-fire demonstration in Poland, Nov. 18, 2025. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/05/pentagon-says-iran-ceasefire-holds-despite-exchanges-in-strait-of-hormuz/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T15:54:46.84Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XsNCuiwCkGo9bz2psxcH6aBN9Ns=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KKGBSCBQ4JBXNHDC7UT4V3TDDQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a press conference, April 6, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2026/05/05/corps-overhauls-reconnaissance-pipeline-to-better-prepare-marines/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T13:19:12.997Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gWvajoWwmrDopEBcW_33FQL7RqI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/Y2YAWA6BDBC3XDK2RJWCOFLW5I.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cpl. Jacob Carpenter, a reconnaissance Marine, simulates attacking a target through a window while rappelling in Okinawa, Japan. (Lance Cpl. Carl King Jr./Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/05/us-iran-launch-new-attacks-as-they-wrestle-for-control-of-gulf-waters/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T12:08:43.146Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/COdWH4848tdQl65NsK1AH4Fkfkk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3NB4A3MQW5DJXI3LLFKZJZ5XDI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper speaks on the 1MC during a Middle East visit aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius, May 3, 2026. (Senior Chief Amanda Dunford/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/05/05/us-army-fires-tomahawk-missile-from-new-typhon-launcher-during-philippines-drill/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:36:30.614Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/0w6TwLHp0H-VrvoAf97SrxGsrDw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/SMBJZLZPO5H4LHZZ2YNLOHJASA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers from the 3d Multi-Domain Task Force (3MDTF) conduct the first Typhon live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States on July 16, 2025, in the Northern Territory, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Perla Alfaro)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/04/lawmakers-push-to-expand-gun-rights-on-army-corps-of-engineers-run-lands/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T23:56:06.167Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3_Hdja7po6E6vapkMgCGVu-fOog=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/G33I5TMFG5DLRJHMIEYG6WK2AY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conduct an inspection at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Samuel Weldin/Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2026/05/04/air-force-clears-t-7a-red-hawk-for-low-rate-production/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T23:42:43.096Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S1gmPmJOaNy56go3xIbKPjV85B4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/UEUYWVXNBZHSHMB5CHWMUH5PBE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The inaugural flight of the U.S. Air Force's first T-7A Red Hawk in 2023. 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ClarosVillalta/U.S. Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2026/04/27/vietnam-veteran-daughter-sue-va-over-agent-orange-birth-defect-benefits/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T20:04:06.523Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E1N5JX6c7lo97m6-Uh1CY8KzJEw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/LGZOPR4EDNDAXIDZZ66RULGWIU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force C-123 flies along a South Vietnamese highway in May 1966, spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. (Department of Defense via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/04/27/us-navys-unmanned-mq-25a-stingray-notches-first-successful-test-flight/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-27T19:06:39.503Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/zVeFlgi2YR2speyZ56fZ17eJ5a8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PYTJFJ2ZDJDOFM4Q3BP4MUXWQA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The MQ-25A Stingray soars over southern Illinois during a successful two-hour flight test on April 25. (Eric Shindelbower/Boeing)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/04/27/us-air-force-looks-to-launch-cheap-missiles-from-cargo-aircraft/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-28T14:49:20.805Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OpDtiv9TYL5KBJ53Wv1tZJggXag=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/E7ZLGMXF75DAVIDLG4XPX6CFSI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[USS Delbert D. Black fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. 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